Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1887-09-15
DAILY INDEPENDENT.
COUNTY OFFICIAL P4PER.
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OF THE Man from Yuma" in which it
vas asserted that the noted Arizona
town was hotter than the Internal re-
~s;ons. This assertion appears to have
given serious onense in q certain quar-
ter, as the following interview will
show: -..-..-.---. -.... -..----,--. ..- ...-
The editor :sAt in hts sapctum sane
forum, dissectihg the documents lying
before him, the usual whack with which
people bore him, and which he must
sort out advalorem. While thus en-
gagged there swept through the room, q
vile diabolical sulpbureous fume, so ut
terly strange unearthly q smell, the very
apt Whit made him snort out,
"oh, --r' (well, 'twere better to use this
dash Of, discr etion. than put into print his
fervid e1pression.) Springing up from
hrs chair to scan the position, he found
himself faced by dread apparition;
and although with strangers he's usual
ly civil, at first sight of this one he
blurted, "the devil" "Right you are"
said the stranger, "the devil, that's me:
As we say in Court language 'te diabLs,
je suis.' I'd have been here sooner, but
got on the train, thing, that if hur-
ried. III not do again. No doubt you're
surprised at this Satanic visit; A mat
ter OF biz, in brief, this just is it: A
short time ago you gave place in your,
poper. to the flights Of u flyer, q soaring
sky-scraper, who regardless of honor,
of truth. of veracity, had the unblushing
cheek, the boundless audAcity, to say
that the place where be happens to
dwell, a place they call Yuma, is hotter
than -! W Imps! il 1 had him, the
roasting he'd get, would cure all his
Tuma-rous Boosting, you bet. If all is
correct, as / think, that I'm told Of
him, HI show him what heat il when I
get hold of him.
Now mind, what I've heard Of this
snoozer from Yuma, is wholly and sole
ly based upon rumor; ! was busy else
where ut the time that he said it, and
no one down our way can boast that
they read it; for hardly need say, that
in regions Internal, we never see one
who subscribed for your journal; nay
more, can say, that in all my domin-
ions there's not one who holds your
political opinions. In fact this in con-
Hdenoe, Mr.. Editor, my hearty, all my
oliepts belong to the opposite party; the
consequence is, thatiin all the Plutocra.
ey, haven't got one who belonged to
Democracy. I've many times got into
kroubIe about them, and now, I sup
pose, must get on without them;
though I'd like to have one to complete
my collection, which when finished will
be most wondrous selection. There'll
be g. p. r. magnates, whose grasping
ambition, is lightning express on the
road to perdition. When they come
below must keep my .head level, for
I'm told they're a match for your SER
want, the devil. Then there'Il be hood.
lers, defaulters, and buffers, Pharisaioal
mugwumps, end ballot-box suffers;
pitiless usurers, merciless creditors;
solons of science, and choice lot of
editors; bloatsd aristocrats, social top
SAwyers; judges, and every man jack Of
che lawyers. And, INDEpENDENT, old
boy, mind this Is between us, thore'll be
bishops, and parsons, ct i'd Omns genus.
Thus you See Ill have all that ON fair
ly be thought Of, and you and your
trends will be all I'll bs short Of.
But TO come back again to this
navriok from Yuma, whose yarn as I've
aid, know but by rumor. What
want you to do, Is 20 promptly retract
his statement, as lacking foundation in
fact. AJAX this with confidence, Know
ing that you, are man who will give
cen tho devil his due. II unoontradict-
ed, statement like this'll, perhaps
bri, g about my Anal dismissal. How
ssd,--bero he let 60 o boiling.hor tear,